Keating: ‘Learning to Learn’ Is not a Cliché
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Recent talks by Barack Obama highlight his personal mission to make higher education more affordable. Affluence at home and around the world increases the demand for education. This increase partially explains the doubling of average tuition and fees at four-year U.S. universities during the past 20 years. Rising educational costs Read the full article…
Reality Check: Comments on a ‘Con-Con’
“The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, OR, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (6): History on the Banks of the Wabash
by Andrea Neal Storied in literature and song, the Wabash is Indiana’s most important river. It is the official river of the state of Indiana, so designated by law in 1996. It is the subject of the state song “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,” written by Paul Dresser in 1897. It is Read the full article…
A Legislator Demystifies Tax Increment Financing
(For the use of the membership only) by Greg Walker For decades, Indiana has utilized tax increment financing (TIF), an instrument by which future property-tax revenue is captured to pledge for borrowed funds for capital investment. It nonetheless remains controversial. We need to ask why. Debt, or leverage, is a simple idea, and businesses employ this decision Read the full article…
Gaski: Against ObamaCare, Good PR Can Save Lives
by John Gaski Republican Senators Mike Lee and Ted Cruz have been pushing a plan to fund the federal government except for the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) in the next budget year. The senators believe this is the last chance to stop a mortal atrocity against public health. Their effort has met with opposition even Read the full article…
Bohanon: A Charter School for Ahmed? Why Not?
“All that has been said of the importance of individuality of character, and diversity in opinions and modes of conduct, involves, as of the same unspeakable importance, diversity of education.” — from John Stuart Mill On Liberty (1859) by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. K-12 education is the largest component of Indiana’s state budget. Most Hoosier students Read the full article…
